More than 50 applications for the trademark registration of ‘Je suis Charlie’ have already been filed since the attack on the editorial staff of the satirical weekly magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’. Nevertheless, the French Patent Office (INPI), without unnecessary pathos, rejected them because of lack of distinctive character, arguing that the phrase is commonly used in society.
Read also
Our office will remain closed for public holidays on 24-26 December 2025 as well as on 1 and 6 January 2026. Moreover, on 31 December 2025 as well as on…
13 December 2025
Trademarks do not have to be just words or graphics (logos). They can be sound, colour and even… smell or taste! Although registering them is difficult, for years there have…
01 December 2025
Our office will be closed on 19.06.2025 due to public holidays, and our workforce will be reduced on 20.06.2025
13 June 2025
Due to the holiday season, all our offices will be closed on 21.04.2025 and 1-2.05.2025. Please note that during these times, we will not be responding to e-mails or phone…
15 April 2025


